What Does Joshua 11:4 Mean?

“And they went out”

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

they (only used when emphatic)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“they and all their hosts”

an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“many”

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

“even as the sand”

sand (as round or whirling particles)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“shore”

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

“that is upon the sea”

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif

“in multitude”

abundance (in any respect)

“with horses”

a horse (as leaping)

“and chariots”

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone

“many”

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

“very”

properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or